Theoria Technical College is a California higher education institution rooted in early childhood education, workforce development, and adult learner advancement. Although Theoria primarily serves adult students, our institutional ecosystem regularly intersects with minors. Faculty conduct fieldwork observations in childcare centers and early learning environments. Students who are themselves parents may bring children onto campus or into virtual instructional settings. Our partner sites employ Theoria graduates who work directly with children. These intersections place real reporting responsibilities on Theoria personnel under California law.

This training is the institutional foundation for ensuring that every employee and faculty member of Theoria understands when, how, and to whom a report of suspected child abuse or neglect must be made. It is also designed to give personnel the confidence to act decisively when the law requires it, and to act within the law when it does not.